Effect of cold plasma treatment on mechanical properties of PET/PMMA composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 615-623

  Cioffi, M O H ^a   Voorwald, H J C ^a   Hein, L R O ^a   Ambrosio, L ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Interface interphase; D. Mechanical testing; E. Cold plasma treatment

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; FRACTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PLASMA APPLICATIONS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; RADIO WAVES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COLD PLASMA TREATMENT; GAS PLASMA TREATMENT; INTERFACE/INTERPHASE; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 13844280491     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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